Earth Sweet Home

Coronavirus pandemic shows us how all living beings are connected and how our activities have effects on the environment and on us. The story tells us also that altruism and science will save us.

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Inspiration

Nature is complex and everything is connected.

What it does

It makes us want to care more about our home, planet Earth.

How I built it

These are the steps of the story: 1) The dystopian "normal world" we are living in, different from the paradise we inherited, is described; 2) The coronavirus pandemic which has changed our daily lives forever, comes in; 3) A child, Charlie, is shown with his nightmares and then with his mom who reassures him with explanations; 4) The solution is there: being respectful of each other and waiting for cures and vaccines that scientists will find; 5) The book ends with an illustration of a neat world where we all hug and take care of the environment.

Challenges I ran into

Too much information to deal with. Too little time.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

Definitely bringing Domitilla in for the illustrations and realising together this book in just one week!

What I learned

Having myself 2 children (ages 8 and 10), and Domitilla 3 (ages 5, 9, 11), we have noticed that what scares us, both in writing and illustrations, does not scare them, and the opposite is true too!

What's next for Earth Sweet Home

We have an Italian version of it and we would like to translate it in other languages too.  We would like to support education programs for children who do not have the means to access E-learning. In Italy all schools are closed since March the 5th (some since even before) and they will only re-open in September, or when everything will be over. This is happening in many Countries around the world and will increase inequality.

Built With

  • clipstudiopaint
  • immagination
  • pencils
  • photoshop
  • science
  • watercolors
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